Adam Elliott joined the Bellarmine University baseball coaching staff as an assistant in August of 2022.
Like Head Coach Chris Dominguez, Elliott is a former standout player at the University of Louisville. He closed out an exemplary five-year career with the Cardinals in 2021.
Elliott does a little bit of everything at Bellarmine, with Dominguez calling him "our Swiss Army knife." He was a graduate assistant with his alma mater in 2022. Louisville finished the season 42-21-1, earned a berth in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the NCAA Super Regionals after hosting and winning its NCAA Regional.
A left-handed reliever, Elliott made 87 appearances on the mound over his tenure at Louisville. He recorded an 11-5 record with six saves and posted a 2.95 ERA with 138 strikeouts in 134.1 innings pitched. Opposing hitters batted a mere .203 against him, never topping .217 in any of his five seasons.
Elliott was impactful toeing the rubber from the moment he arrived on the Louisville campus. As a freshman in 2017, the southpaw went 2-0 with a 2.14 ERA and 31 strikeouts over 33.2 innings pitched. He didn't allow a single run over 9.1 innings pitched as a sophomore in 2018 and was 3-2 with a 2.48 ERA and 33 strikeouts in 32.2 innings pitched as a junior in 2019.
The pandemic shortened what started off as a brilliant season for Elliott in 2020. He carried a 0.87 ERA over seven relief appearances before the shutdown. Back to a mostly full slate in 2021, Elliott finished his college tenure by tossing a career-high 48.1 innings pitched with a career-best 49 strikeouts over 20 appearances.
Elliott is a hometown product. He played three seasons at St. Xavier High School in Louisville and helped the Tigers capture state titles in 2014 and 2016. Elliott received All-State accolades and was a Kentucky State Tournament Most Valuable Player. As a senior, he went 7-2 with a 1.10 ERA on the mound and finished with .361 batting average and 10 doubles. He was 4-2 with a 1.40 ERA and 51 strikeouts on the mound as a junior while also hitting .376.
Elliott earned a bachelor's degree in sports administration from Louisville in 2020 and immediately followed by earning a master's degree in human resources.
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